Posted on 02/05/2019 2:01:41 AM PST by vannrox
The tunnel would sit about 100 feet below the surface of a fjord.
Highway E39 in Norway is one of the most beautiful drives in the world, hugging the country's rugged west coast from Kristiansand to Trondheim.
It is 684 miles of unending scenery, including rivers and lakes, waterfalls and mountains and numerous fjords.
But if you look carefully at a road map, E39 is something of a dotted line. Each of the breaks occurs at seven fjords -- where drivers must put their cars on a ferry to get across.
This stop-and-start, sea-and-land journey takes 21 hours.
But the government of Norway has a plan.
"Ferry-free E39" would cut the driving time almost in half with a series of bridges and tunnels across the fjords.
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The Norsk do love their tunnels, and very good at building them.
How does it work when things are frozen? I would prefer the scenery.
E39 is maybe the most fun I have ever had driving. I’ve driven it down from the Arctic Circle, where vast herds of reindeer randomly cross the road. 160 kilometers south where herds of sheep cross the road.
Then you head through the fjords area where thatch roofed troll houses cover the hillsides. The fjord water is so still, the reflections of the mountains makes a direct opposite image on the water.
The ferries are fun and there is never a long wait. But it gives you a chance to sightsee and take in the wonders in front of you.
And the winding roads are a sports car lover’s dream. Double switchbacks and tunnels are common as you drive along roads clinging to the sides of the fjords.
It is worth every minute of the drive.
I would love to have that experience. I hear that is is quite beautiful.
To me, this seems an affront to the devils of engineering.
The actual tunnel will be Plexiglas. /s
If they build them, I will probably still never go to Norway.
What could possibly go wrong with this? /s
Yep, incredible roads. Gasoline is still a bit pricey, at $10/gallon last time I looked, but Diesel is less and the Diesel cars always get great mileage. Needless to say, they’re now outlawing Diesel, to be replaced by Teslas, LOL. Also, needless to say, even with their great roads, the vast majority of their gas taxes do not get used for roads.
But then, what the heck, they only have a decade or so left before transitioning to Islam, so if they want to live it up now, then more power to them!!!
That is a ship on the surface, but nice try, Cupcake.
Finally parrots will stop pining for the fjords!
Transparent aluminum.
It’s all fun and games until it gets a leak.
Norway was fine 40 years ago. Today, a top boy’s name is Mohammed.
Military intelligence built submerged floating
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